The service was great the chili cheese omelette was ok. The chicken fried steak was good. Biscuits and gravy were regular nothing exciting overall average experience and taste read more

Lorene's Downtown - Chicken fried steak and pancakes - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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We normally go to Lorene's on Ming Avenue. We were downtown and decided to try this location. Very disappointing! The food was mediocre at best. There was nothing ultimate about the "ultimate" omelette we ordered. It was tiny and barely had any meat. In fact, I didn't even see or taste any sausage or bacon. The kids spaghetti had meat "sauce" that was just meat and sausage, nothing like a typical spaghetti sauce. The service was just as mediocre. Our waitress was inattentive, our drinks were empty until she brought our food out and we were finally able to ask her for refills. She didn't clear the old cups, when she brought the refills. Never brought the Tapito sauce we asked for. Just an all around bad experience and we will NOT be returning. The vibe matched the food and service- dingy and disappointing. read more

First of all the customer service and hospitality is @100 percent lovely people and food is delicious been there twice with my wife and not disappointed one bit and just another reason to keep going back strongly recommend this establishment if you are in for surprises and good food they maintain the integrity of customer service and great food !! read more

Exceeded my expectations! My bacon and spinach omelet had plenty of fresh spinach and bacon with cheddar (sub fro. Swiss) cheese on top. The toast was well toasted and buttered edge to edge. The hashbrowns appeared to be freshly shredded and cooked to perfection. Delicious breakfast and service was great. read more

First time here and I found me another winner! Hubby and I stopped in for breakfast. Place is pretty big inside, lots of booth type seating with an old fashion breakfast bar, with many stools to sit at too. It's pretty bright inside too, gets lots of natural sunlight and is very clean. Reminds me of an old school diner from the 90s... A bit outdated furniture wise and their ceiling reminds me of an elementary school cafeteria, but overall it's a welcoming environment. (And they were playing some classic oldies lightly in the background too! Nice.) Wasn't crowded at all on a Tuesday morning. Plenty of parking too. Walked in and was immediately greeted and seated by a very friendly waitress and then given our menus and asked for our drink orders... There was lots to choose from on their menus too. So we ended up getting the chili omelet with hash browns and biscuits and gravy. And the combo breakfast of 1 egg, 2 bacon and biscuits and gravy. Plus two orange juices. Food took a decent amount of time to get served like 15mins), but that just means they were cooking it fresh. :) Beautiful presentation! Big portions! Steaming hot food! Yes! Yes! Yes! Everything was SO good! And tasted so fresh! Bacon was thick and cooked perfectly. Overeasy egg was picture perfect and cooked well. Biscuits were fluffy and soft (not overly big) and gravy was thick and creamy and so well flavored. The hash browns were browned just right. And the chili omelette was made with homemade chili! And my hubby loved every bite of it. 5/5 for the food all the way! The orange juices even tasted freshly squeezed! Served in tall, sparkling, and clean glasses, they were very tasty and refreshing! Yum. They got slices of homemade pie for like 3 or 4 bucks, & homemade cookies for 2$ and a little gift shop set up inside in a very tasteful way. Definitely want to come back for some of that pie though!! Plus I read a few reviews mentioning their green chili, so now I'm intrigued with that too! If you are a fan of diners and awesome food and great service, then you should check them out!! read more

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Cute restaurant with a little gift shop! Food was alright, with average prices. Went here with my boyfriend and we split a meal. Waitresses were nice as well!! read more

1.24.26 very unwelcoming, felt like you were intruding or they didn't want your business. We paid for our drinks and left before ordering. Bad vibe read more

Came in after trying to eat a Tina Marie's but was treated rudely so we left and cane here! Glad we did. We were seated immediately. Very friendly staff. I ordered the chili verde omelette- wow! So delicious but pretty spicy so beware! Wife ordered the green chili omelette and she enjoyed it as well. Coffee was delicious and servers came often for refills! We love the cozy diner feel here and can't wait to come back!! read more

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Food and service always too tier. The huevos rancheros are my "go to ".the wait staff is very efficient and pleasant. Saturday morning breakfast is a treat. read more

This is a wonderful local diner run by wonderful local people. My favorite is the Good Earth sandwich...wholesome and yummy! On the first Saturday of each month, they allow our stitching group to meet there, and we all have a fun time together with great food and service. read more

Had the cinnamon roll french toast and it was fabulous. Wife got the chicken fried steak and she said it was up there with the best.

Great service today for a table of seven. Would highly recommend this restaurant for meeting friends, family and/or colleagues.

I went to Lorraine's several years ago and I had the most memorable sandwich that I always wanted to go back. I'm sure I made a review back then, but this is a new review. The sandwich that I got isn't on the menu anymore or they changed the name of it. But they made it anyways And they did change it to spinach instead of sprouts. I can honestly say that it was better before, and I probably won't get it again, but it was convenient for the day. The waitress was nice it was reasonably priced. I have no issues with it. I just liked it more the previous time I had it. read more

Fast, friendly service and a great breakfast !! The Spanish omelette was beyond!! Can't wait to go back

We've been coming here every Thursday for awhile now and really enjoy coming here. The service is great and our waitress is very friendly and brings our food right away. I love this sandwich it's so good, the only thing is the fries have no salt when it comes to the table and I'm having to salt them myself. Sounds like nitpicking when I actually write this but fries need seasoning. It's my only complaint. I'll continue to come here. One thing I do appreciate is the ambience, you can hear yourself think and talk, you don't have to get loud to hear each other. read more

Lorene's Downtown - Club sandwich and fries - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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The food is fine. And the service has always been very good. But like most restaurants, they are suffering from "shrink-flation". I attached a photo showing how small the fish has gotten. Smaller than a pack of crackers. Still tasted fine read more

Lorene's Downtown - Senior fish and chips - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

The menu was so big...I didn't know what to choose. I decided to pick something I've never had before and that was a 'peaches and cream waffle combo'. It was soo delicious!! I definitely recommend ordering it if your hungry. read more

Lorene's Downtown - Hot chocolate - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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I am a fan of this place. It has good food for great value. It's that simple Dinner with reasonable prices you look for when you don't want craziness. Lorene's has all staples you'd expect for a dinner. Breakfast and lunch specials you can always look forward to read more

The Service was friendly and efficient. I got a club sandwich with fries, it was fresh and tasty! It has an old fashioned vibe. read more

Lorene's Downtown - Club sandwich - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I love the Veggie omelette and salsa here at Loraine's. The service is great! We Love to have our family breakfast here. It's affordable and they have tables to accommodate 10 of us. The people and ambience is friendly which makes for a pleasant experience. read more

Bro this was the worst food ever the burrito was nasty and ma buger looked like sammy

Chili verde was so delicious, salsa mild picó and homemade. Hubby had the wheat pancakes that were nice and fluffy. The service was friendly and attentive and to think we found them on accident because 24th street café was closed for remodeling. We'll definitely be back. read more

Adv I was skeptical about coming here-- as some of the 1 reviews. But, I actually enjoyed it; and will be back. My only tiny complaint was that my stuffed French toast had just a tad bit too much orange marmalade. Everyone's tastes are different , I just scraped some of it off & loved them . My boyfriends steak was cooked to order for once- *medium rare. & everything was a good portion size. read more

Service was great. They have a large variety of breakfast and lunch options. Coffee was somewhat watery. I had the waffle with strawberries combo. I give the food 3 stars because the scrambled eggs were a little over done and the bacon looked a little undercooked. I was hoping to like it more but hopefully next time the food and coffee will taste better. read more

14 dollars for a "Club Sandwich "when the server delivered it to the table I got very angry. 3 pieces of bread 1 piece of Leif lettuce 2 thin pieces of tomato a piece of bacon with 2 whole slices of dry turkey sloped in mayonnaise with 4 onion rings. A giant glass of ice with a slop of tea more ice and a little tea refill 4 dollars. I don't like being ripped off so they can kiss my ass ! I don't think I'll be going back to this fly hatchery. read more

Over priced burgers & drinks. size proportions do not match prices.. $60 for 2 adults one child Ridiculous.. read more

I'll keep it short this place is amazing employees are nice food is great! if anyone's wanting to try this place for a first time i recommend Lorene's I love it read more

About once a week a large group of my supervisors come here for lunch; and while I am invited, I never join. One reason, besides a fear of them being disturbed by my eating habits is because of only a three and a half star Yelp rating at Lorene's. Now that I've been here, I don't know why I haven't come any sooner. As any good yelper does, I carefully read the reviews of other yelpers before ordering. I felt comforted Maria M gave them a good review and mentioned the chili verde sauce, so I knew I had to get some of that. However I had to balance the concern of my exorbitant weight gain from my "try every restaurant in Bakersfield" 2015 to 2016 period. Thus, I cleverly solved that problem by ordering an egg white garden vegetable omelette adding spinach and a side of the green chili verde sauce. I only kept the hash browns and biscuit & gravy for my carb and fat loving fiancé who steals / "let me make sure this isn't poisoned" them anyway. He really liked the gravy a lot; and contemplated it might be even better than Milt's biscuits and gravy. This will definitely be another go to place for breakfast, especially since it's so close to work. The food is delish, relaxed and retro setting, no wait / little wait even during busy times and especially cool because it seems to be a regular haunt for many of the locals. Not a fancy special event Sunday brunch place, but if that's what yur in the mood for, you can go to La Foret for that.... The service is very, very good as others have remarked. read more

Lorene's Downtown - Lulu perfected veggie omelette with egg whites, add bacon and spinach and a side of green chili verde sauce and home made salsa! - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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My go to place for breakfast after church on Sundays. Christine and Jamie are the best servers. Christine already knows what I am going to order and the prices are really good. read more

Driving by looking for place to eat. Order and get our food. Everything is going ok then I see a roach climbing the wall. Lost my appetite. Paid and left. read more

Overall the food was decent. The portions are very large which was a plus. It lacked seasoning, which to me, is a big no no for a restaurant. The service was a bit slow and I had to flag them down to get more coffee. The servers were nice but had a bit of an attitude as if we were inconveniencing them. We did have a party of 14 with several kids so that might have been the reason. However it doesn't excuse the attitude. I will say their Chile Verde earned 4 stars . It was flavorful and spicy . For some it might be too spicy but to me it was really really good. If I could have rated my experience on their Chile Verde alone they would have rated at least a 4. read more

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Tasteless hash browns....waste of money. I should have just got pancakes. How can you ruin those.....the floor is an old carpet that has white animal hair all over the floor no exaggeration. read more

Lorene's Downtown - Animal hair all over the carpet. Everywhere I looked this white hair was everywhere. - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

We enjoyed a great breakfast here today. Everything was very good, my husband had chicken fried steak and I had a skillet. They were big servings. The staff was very friendly and we observed them doing a lot of cleaning. We will definitely be back. read more

Pretty disturbed to walk in right now seeing the cooks in the back not wearing masks and chewing gum excessively. No gloves either. Not sanitary at allll. If you can't wear a mask at least don't be smacking gum with spit coming out all over the food. Gross asf. read more

Love this coffee shop, just like the old time coffee shops that seem to be dying off. Always look forward to breakfast or lunch here at least 2 or 3 times a week. Been really missing this place because of the Covid, I'm not taking any chances. Friendly atmosphere with the oldies playin in the background. I'll be back ! read more

We eat here quite a bit ... usually for breakfast ... and mainly because when I want green chile, this is the place I want it from!!! Their chile has such a fresh, "green" taste that takes me back to Colorado during Hatch chile roasting season! The waitress usually warns that it's spicy and it is warm, but isn't burn-your-mouth hot. I usually get the chile verde omelet or the chile verde skillet ... I don't care, as long as it has their green chile all over it! Man, I wish could pull myself away from that stuff so I could try other things on the menu! Oh yeah, I almost forgot about their home fried potatoes ... they're very good, are fresh and is the other main thing I love about their breakfasts. We've always gone to this location because we like the retro aspect of it being in the central part of town. We're weird that way. The service has always been prompt and friendly, but could be a little more upbeat, I guess. I think we just take it as typical, sun-baked Bakersfield charm! ;-) read more

Lorene's Downtown - Steak and eggs, home fries (I put the parsley on top), side of chile verde and pancakes instead of toast. Yummy as usual!!! - Diners Near Me - Bakersfield, California

My boyfriend and I were on our way to Amtrak-BFD in the morning when we came across Lorene's on Yelp. The first picture pulled us in, which was the club sandwich and the hash browns combo by another fellow yelper. So of course, one of us got that dish! While the boyfriend got the club sandwich and hash browns, I got the Sunrise Skillet! It included potatoes (hash, mashed or fried), eggs (whole, scrambled, sunny-side-up, Benedict, underneath your table, splattered on the wall, etc.), sausages, bacon, cheddar cheese, and your choice of toast, fruit or biscuit, which also comes with butter and/or gravy and/or salsa. *phew* I chose scrambled eggs, which were extremely awesome. It was mixed with a bit of salt and a bit of sugar, the way I loveee my eggs. They were not stingy on the bacon or sausages, but they weren't too generous either. It was a good amount of meat for all of you hardcore carnivores out there. The biscuit was awesome! I love biscuits and I don't exactly have high standards for that either, as long as it's not frozen, doughy or burned, I'm cool. I also chose French fries, which was burrowed underneath all of the meat and cheese! It was even better with a dash of their house salsa, which was actually quite spicy. I definitely would recommend this awesome skillet to anyone coming in during the mornings. Super fulfilling. As for my boyfriends' club sandwich, the proportions were large. You can choose either hash, mashed or French fries for your dish without extra charge. While it looked extremely appetizing on Yelp, I was kind of sad to see that their choice of turkey was so dry. -1 star for that! The diner itself seems a bit old, but "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." The customer service was very polite, no negative vibes upon entering or leaving the diner. I loved the atmosphere--seeing elder citizens chillin' with their homies so early in the morning and laughing their heads off. It's very endearing to see! read more

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Love their Salsa,service is fast and on top of everything food is good,and great coffee.

This downtown local eatery has always been good during this pandemic you can do phone orders for pick up and the food is excellent staff is always so friendly and they always get the order perfect read more

Just had a great breakfast at Lorenes downtown with my daughter I had the light pancake combo and it was off the hook the staff was very welcoming and courteous. I highly recommend Lorenes downtown for breakfast. read more